**POEMS by LaTrese McCullough

Help a Sistah Out

Is she focused or just frontin’

Take a deep breath cause she don’t know what she want, and

Every man she meets is just a regular Joe

And the females she hang wit make her look like a hoe

And on Sunday it’s church music and all praises to God

On the flip side it’s getting drunk and showin’ her behind

In her mind it’s not wrong to sin and go to church

But it’s that worldly mentality that keeps her at her worst

Now somebody, are you listening, JUST HELP THIS SISTAH OUT!

Cause what’s goin’ thru her mind is confusion and self doubt

While some struggle with depression or even abuse

And other women it’s fornication and a lil’ drug use

I don’t mean to step on ya toes or hurt the way you feel

But at this point in my life, I just gotta’ keep it real

Lemme’ break it down, I got a story to tell

It was at this point in my life when I chose heaven over hell

Facing the wrong way

One foot in and one foot out

Something touched deep inside, began to cry, start to shout

Knelt down by the altar feeling blue, feeling low

Heard a lil’ voice saying “just take it and go”

My walk, brighter less time to pout

But somebody please, will you HELP THIS SISTAH OUT

 

 

 

Past, Present and Future

A lil’ struggle, a lil’ pain, what can I say that’s life

Some triumph, some tragedy, cut deeper than any knife

Mistakes, misfortunes, delusions of the mind

Mysterious to others, unique, one of a kind

Some things to be forgotten, set aside, buried within

Replay all the memories in my head time and time again

My childhood experience made me grow up too fast

As I glance at the future and reflect on the past

A woman, a mother, this present day in age

A lil’ torn, a lil’ stronger, body filled wit’ rage

My cup overflowing with secrets from my soul

Still searching for that someone whom with I can grow old

Always looking for a true friend who won’t judge me in spite of

And I don’t know if and when I’ll ever find true love

My mind steady racin’, too many thoughts fill my head

This life I lead, like a novel waitin’ to be read

In my twenties, but feels like I been here fifty years

Because of all that I been thru, from those many tears

Hasn’t been all bad, there was laughter here and there

At one moment I gave up, nowadays I’m starting to care

My angels, here on earth, keep me calm and cool

Never trust anyone, that’s my #1 rule

My true essence blossoming, my attitude getting better

I figured out that life isn’t all about ya cheddar

Used to think the earth revolved around me

Took many nights in jail for me to actually see

What life is all about

The bigger picture to make out

Striving to be a role model, someone to look up to

To give advice to my children, “you can only be you”

To live wonderful and lavish

Equipped with understanding and compassion

One day reach the golden years and reminisce thru out time

And wonder at one point why I chose to commit crime

Later down the road I’ll reflect and look back

And remember when I got my life on the right track

Tryna’ figure out what’s next is hard to say

Just live to your fullest each and every day

What my future holds is always in arms reach

And I figured out my purpose in life is to teach

As I grow older gaining knowledge and wisdom

Prepare myself for all the discoveries to come

 

 

Discoveries

To reach my full potential, will it happen here on earth?

With all this self confidence, do I have self worth?

Covering on the outside, what lies deep within

Stir up confusion enough to make my head spin

Soul searching tryna’ find this person called LaTrese

Trapped emotions but no courage to escape or release

Rising high above the clouds like a jet thru the sky

Can’t come up with an answer, just the question Why?

At the end of my rainbow will there be a pot of gold

Will I die at a young age or will I grow to be old

It’s the past that shapes the future

But the future reflects the past

 

And the present days we live in, tell the tales of the last

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